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Post by Heather on Oct 26, 2006 11:08:28 GMT -5
Here we go..My sequel to An Unpredictable Journey. Here's the prologue. Please, tell me whatcha think, and I'll post the first actual chapter up soon! ^^
Prologue
All was quiet in the forest. The birds flew up ahead, singing sweetly. That was the only noise heard. Then suddenly a bush rusteled, and a squirrel and a chipmunk walked out, chattering and laughing loudly, thus disturbing the peace. They were chittering so excitedly, that it was impossible to understand what the two were even saying. Then all of a sudden, the squirrel stopped, and put a paw over the chipmunk's mouth. "Shh! I think I heard something!"
Cautiously, the squirrel tip toed back into the bushes, and peeked out curiously. There he saw two moose, one bigger then the other. Acoss from them, sat a brown bear cub, talknig a mile a minute. All of a sudden, the smaller moose took a step back and clumsily bumped into the bigger one.
"Gee eh! Watch where you're going!" The large moose, Tuke cried disgustedly. The smaller moose, who was known as Rutt angrily glared at Tuke. "I was, eh, but you got in my way!" Tuke rolled his eyes. "No, it as your twig legs that made you bump into me. I didn't get in the way!" Rutt opened his mouth to answer, but the bear cub suddenly jumped in between them. "Guys, guys! Cut it out! It was an accident!" He sighed frusteratedly. "Now do you two wanna hear the story or not?!"
Rutt and Tuke glared at each other, but nodded quickly as the cub questioned them. "Of course, smallish bear!" Tuke smirked. "Let's hear it, Koda."
Koda smiled and sat back down. "Okay, So like I was saying, last year, my brother and and his girlfriend -now she's his mate- went on a crazy mission!"
"What kind of crazy mission, smallish bear?" Rutt asked.
"Well, they had to go and warn the people from a village about a wolf pack that was going to attack them. You know, the village where Kenai used to live before he became a bear."
Tuke looked surprised. "But how could they do that, eh? They're bears. Wouldn't the people there, like not understand them, since they can't speak bear?"
"That's exactly what I thought!" Koda laughed. "But then Kenai told me that the Great Spirits changed him and Kia into -Hold onto your antlers!- ...Humans!"
Shocked by the sudden news, Rutt staggered backward, and almost fell into ther bushes where the squirrel (who was still listening) hid. "Gee eh! They became hunters?! What a shocking turn of events!"
Koda nodded. "I know! So anyways, after a long journey, Kenai and Kia finally made it to the village. There they met with Tanana, the shaman-"
"The sha-what?!" Tuke interrupted, his expression confused.
Koda sighed. "You know! The shaman! The wisest of the whole group?"
Tuke nodded. "Oh yeah, eh!"
"Gee, I wonder who would be the shaman if we were a group, eh?" Rutt said suddenly.
Tuke smirked at him. "That's easy! It would be me, of course!"
"Oh.." Rutt said. He paused. "Hey wait! Why do you get to be the shaman, eh?!"
Tuke smirked again. "Because," he said arrogantly, "I'm the smartest!"
"That's not true, eh!" Rutt protested.
Koda rolled his eyes. "Guys, can we please get back to the story now?"
Tuke nodded. "Okay, sorry eh."
"I still say I'd be the shaman person, eh." Rutt muttered under his breath, but he let the matter drop as Koda continued on with his tale.
"So", Koda continued, "Tanana told them to go and find Warner, a wolf who would help them defeat the enemy wolf, Silver Fang! They did find him, and they devised a plan. Oh, also this girl Aika came with them."
"You mean that white cub Aika is the same as human Aika?" Rutt asked, and Koda nodded.
"So they all came up with a plan, and in the end they managed to defeat Silver fang, just not with the plan they had expected. And then Aika came to live with us, because her own mother didn't want her..." Koda paused, to take a quick breath. "And we all lived happily ever after....The end!"
"So what happens after that eh?" Rutt asked. Koda shrugged. "I don't know...What do you mean?"
Rutt frowned. "Well, I mean, isn't there going to be some kind of a continuation, now? You know, those things where a story left off continues with a whole newer story?" Tuke rolled his eyes. "Little brother, that's called a sequel." "Oh..Beauty eh!" Rutt paused. "So, what happens now?"
Koda shrugged. "I don't know..Nothing I guess.." His ears perked up suddenly as a voice called out. "Koda!" Koda quickly turned to the moose. "Hey, I gotta go, that's Kenai! See ya' later!"
"Okay..Nice talking with you.." Rutt said. He turned to his brother. "So what should we do now eh?"
Tuke shrugged. 'I don't know..Graze?"
"Okay! Beauty!" Rutt said, and they both started to graze on some grass.
Deciding that there was nothing left, worth staying for, the squirrel in the bushes darted back to his friend. He could not believe the story he had just heard, and he was certain that his friend would not believe it either. Finally the squirrel found his friend, the chipmunk. "You'll never guess what I just heard!" He gasped breathlessly. Out of energy, he paused to catch his breath.
On the other side of the bushes, trotted a large grey wolf. He stopped to listen as the squirrel spoke. 'Hm? I think I will listen to what this creature has to say..' He thought to himself, 'I could use a good laugh.'
"I just overheard a bear cub talking with two moose. Apparently the bear cub knows two bigger bears, Kenai and Kia."
The wolf's eyebrows shot up in surprise as he heard this, and his eyes grew wide. 'Those two meddlesome humans who ruined my plans are really bears?!' he thought in disbelief.
The squirrel continued on with his story. "Anyways, Kenai and Kia got turned into humans, to stop this wolf pack from killing off the people in a village."
"No way!" the chipmunk squeaked.
The squirrel nodded. "Yeah, it's true! The wolf pack's leader was...Silver Fang I believe."
The Chipmunk giggled. "Silver Fang must not have been very smart, if two bears turned humans were able to foil him!"
Silver Fang could finally stand this no longer. He angrily leapt out of the bushes. "Enough!!" he snarled, and the squirrel and chipmunk squealed, both of them racing off in different directions. Silver Fang growled and stalked off.
Thechipmunk and squirrel came out from hiding once the was gone, and frowned. "What was HIS problem?" the squirrel asked.
The chipmunk shrugged. "I don't know...Maybe that was SIlver Fang, and you made him angry."
The squirrel shook his head. "Nah! From that cub's descreiption, Silver Fang would have looked a lot uglier!"
"Okay, if you say so.." the chipmunk said. "Let's go get some acorns..I'm hungry!"
"Okay Sounds good!" the squirrel said and they scampered away in search of food.
"So," Silver Fang said to himself, as he walked along the forest "Kenai and Kia are bears? he chuckled evilly to himself. "Kenai and Kia..I will find you, and when I do.." he dropped his voice to a whisper. "..It's payback time!"
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Post by Heather on Nov 2, 2006 22:55:49 GMT -5
Well...nobody's reading this I guess....but I still will update it because I want to Chapter 1~One Fateful Day"Koda!" Kenai called as he stood in a clearing, turning his head from side to side impatiently. "Koda!" The male brown bear called again. This time he did not bother to hide the annoyed tone in his voice. Come on, Koda...Hurry up! He thought anxiously. Kenai had a good reason for being in a hurry. His mate, Kia, had been heavy with cubs for months, and judging from the signs shown lately, Kia was due anytime. It could even be today! And since Kenai was to be the father, he wanted to be there, to support Kia and however many cubs they had. With Kia down, it was Kenai's responsibility to make sure the two cubs stayed out of trouble, while making sure his wife Kia was okay. Unfortunately, Kenai was constantly having to leave his mate, everytime Koda disappeared. Aika was not nearly as bad, because she was usually by the river, fishing. Kenai's ears swiveled upward, as he finally spotted Koda running toward him. "There you are!" he cried. "Where have you been? I've been worried sick!" Koda glanced down at the ground. "I'm sorry, Kenai..I was just talking with the moose.." Kenai rolled his eyes. "Did you forget that we have to stay with Kia?" he asked. Koda frowned. "Well...you could stay with her, but I don't need to.. You're her mate.." Kenai groaned. "I would love to, Koda, but I can't. I have to keep chasing after you! It would really help if you could be more like Aika, and stay closer to the cave." Just as Koda was about to answer, Tug walked over to them with Aika on his back. "Hiya!" Aika greeted them, waving down with a paw. "Hey Aika.." Kenai said distractedly. He turned back to Koda. "Well, come on Koda. We'd better get back. Kia is waiting.." Kenai started to grab onto the cub, but Koda squirmed away, shaking his head. "Kenai, I care about Kia as much as you do, but I don't want to go back yet. I want to stay here and play!" "Koda.." Kenai frowned. "You go on your own, kenai..I'll be okay by myself." Koda insisted. Kenai frowned at the cub. Ever since Koda's growth spurt, he was always acting like he didn't need Kenai's help anymore.. "Koda, I know that you've grown -a lot-, but-" "Woah!" Tug interrupted suddenly. "Where are you off to in such a hurry, Kenai?" The big black bear put one of his big paws on Kenai's shoulder. "It's just..Kia.." Kenai managed to say. "Kia? What about her? Is she hurt?" Tug asked. Kenai shook his head quickly. "No, no..Kia isn't hurt! But she is expectant..It could be anytime, and.." "You want to be there." Tug finished for him. Kenai nodded. "But with Koda refusing to come back, I'll have to stay here with him!" Tug smiled at Kenai. "Don't worry about it, Kenai! I'll watch both Koda and Aika for you. You just get back to Kia." Kenai looked surprised. "Are..are you sure, Tug?" Before Tug could answer, a sharp cry pierced through the air. Kenai's eyes widened as he recognized the cry. "Kia! I've got to go to her!" Kenai turned on his heel and ran as fast as he could. "Thanks, Tug! I owe you one!" he called over his shoulder, still running. Tug chuckled and looked down at Koda. "Hey Koda. Want a ride?" Koda grinned. "Yeah!" He jumped up onto the big black bear's back and seated himself next to Aika. "Where to, kids?" Tug asked. Koda smiled warmly at Aika. "Wherever you want to go is fine, Aika." he said nicely. "Let's go and....see Kia...Please, Koda?" Aika asked, her blue eyes pleading with her. "I'm really worried about her...Kia took me in, when not even my family wanted me. Now that she needs me..I want to be there..Please, Koda." The white bear cub's words touched Koda, and he slowly nodded his head. "Okay, Aika..I understand." The cub heaved a small sigh and glanced down at Tug. "Okay, let's go and check up on Kia, then. Aika wants to see her." he said. Tug nodded with a laugh. "Whatever you say, Koda." The large bear said as he started toward Kenai and Kia's cave. ~*~*~*~*~*~ Please..if you're reading this...tell me if you like it ^^;
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Post by Bucky the Bear Cub on Nov 3, 2006 6:55:56 GMT -5
It's nice. What does this make Koda? A monkey's uncle. XD
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Post by Heather on Nov 3, 2006 11:11:32 GMT -5
LOL! Thank you! I'm glad to see someone is reading it...I hope you like this next chapter ^^
Chapter 2~Parents!
Kenai nervously poked his head around the corner of the cave entrance. "Kia?"
The white grizzly glanced up from where she lay on the ground and smiled as she spotted Kenai. "It's okay, Kenai." she said, her voice barely above a whisper. Her brown eyes were warm and friendly. "Come and say hello to your children."
Kenai walked all the way into the cave, and cautiously over to Kia. As he approached, Kia grinned at him weakly. Kenai finally reached Kia, and glanced down in amazement at the four fuzz balls that lay at her side.
"What do you think, Kenai?" Kia whispered softly.
For a minute, Kenai was too nervous and tongue tied to speak. He backed up a bit.
"It's okay, Kenai." Kia said, sensing his nervousness. "They won't bite...Or at least, they don't yet." she chuckled softly.
Kenai sat down next to Kia and turned one of the cubs over. She was the spitting image of Kia. "Hey, little girl. I'm your Daddy."
The little cub responded by opening her brown eyes and giving a tiny, squeaky little roar. Kenai's heart did a little flip, and he looked at his mate. "Oh, Kia. They're beautiful...just like you."
Kia pointed a paw over to two small brown cubs, that looked very much like Kenai. "..And you." she said softly, nose kissing the male brown bear.
Kenai watched proudly as one of them opened her eyes and managed to crawl over to him. "Hi sweety, my name is Kenai. I'm your Daddy." he said, picking the small brown cub up. Aside from the dark brown patch of fur on her back, she very much resembled him.
Kenai looked down at Kia. "What should we call them?" he asked softly, chuckling as the cub he was holding climbed onto his head and tried to eat his ear.
Kia smiled at him. "Well that one on your head, we can call Cherokee."
Kenai grinned and took the cub back into his arms so he could look at her. "Cherokee.." he repeated. "Beautiful, I like it!"
Cherokee suddenly glanced up at Kenai. "Guooaaar!" she exclaimed cutely and blew raspberries at her father. Kenai and Kia laughed.
"I think that means she likes her name." Kenai said softly, and his mate nodded. Kia motioned over to the white cub, who looked exactly like her.
"I was thinking we could call her Aquene." she suggested.
Kenai smiled. "Aquene..that's a good name." he said and nuzzled Kia tenderly.
Just then, his gaze stopped on a white cub with grey on her muzzle and paws. "Woah..Why does this one have grey paws, instead of brown?" he asked, picking the cub up, and placing her in front of him and Kia. He sniffed the cub curiously.
Kia shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know..But I think it makes her special, and unique."
Kenai grinned down at the grey and white ball of fur. "So it does..Well, my love, what do you want to call her?"
Kia looked at Kenai, surprised. "Surely you must have some ideas, Kenai."
Kenai flashed a small smile to her. "I have one...But I like your ideas so much better."
Kia looked at Kenai expectantly. "Well I'm all out of ideas for the moment...What's yours?"
Kenai shrugged, and scratched the back of his head. "Well, I've always thought the name Dania would be pretty for a girl...But I don't know.." He looked unsurely at Kia, waiting for her reaction.
The white grizzly grinned widely at him. "Oh, but I am. I love it! Great idea, Kenai!"
Kenai beamed. "Happy I could help... Dania it is then!"
Kenai and Kia smiled warmly at each other for a moment, then Kia turned and glanced at the last cub, who looked exactly like Kenai. "Now that just leaves you to name.." she said.
Kia paused as she thought. "....Kenai Jr.?"
Kenai shook his head after a moment. "Nah...That sounds kind of.."
"Odd." Kia finished for him in agreement, laughing.
"What can we name you, little guy?" Kenai asked the cub, though Kenai knew very well that he couldn't speak.
At that moment, Aika burst into the cave, followed by Koda and Tug. Aika ran over to Kia's side."Kia, are you okay?" she asked, her expression concerned.
Kia nodded, touched by the cub's care for her. "Yes, I'm fine..We're all fine.."
"What do you mean, 'all'.." Aika began, but didn't get a chance to finish, as she glanced down, and saw Kia and Kenai's newborn cubs. "Awww! They're SO cute!" she cried.
The unnamed cub crawled over to Koda, who sat a few feet away with Tug. "Fuzookiee!" he said, stretching his paws up towards Koda, obviously wanting to be held.
Laughing, Koda picked the cub up, being careful to hold him gently. The cub bit into Koda's ear, even though he had no teeth yet.
Koda laughed. "Wow..I'm an Uncle...I guess you can call me Uncle Koda!" he said, looking at the unnamed cub he held.
"Cugle Koa!" the cub repeated gleefully, and everyone laughed.
"That little cub sure likes you, Koda." Tug said with a chuckle.
"Well, who wouldn't?" Aika said smiling at her friend.
Kenai and Kia looked at each other quickly. "Koda! That's what we can do. name him after Koda!"
Kia smiled. "So instead of calling him Koda.We'll drop the a."
"Add an I," Kenai said, catching on, "and call him..."
"Kodi!" Kia and Kenai said together.
Koda just sat there, grinning from ear to ear. He couldn't believe that Kenai had just named his only son after him! What an honor!
Kenai just stared from his cubs to his mate. He felt so excited, he wanted to scoop her up in his arms, and just hold her and kiss her. But the female bear looked very tired, so Kenai "nose kissed" his mate instead.
Koda placed Kodi back with his mother, still grinning, then he, Tug and Aika left the cave, to give the new family some time alone.
Kenai slid down onto the ground beside his mate, watching their four new born cubs proudly. He could not believe he was a father now!
Kia turned her head so she faced Kenai, and smiled at him. "We did it, Kenai!" she exclaimed softly, though Kenai could tell she was still thrilled. "We're parents!"
"Yes we are." Kenai said warmly, nuzzling his mate. He glanced down at the four cubs, who nursed at Kia's side, then turned back to his mate.
"I love you so much.." The male bear nuzzled his head against Kia's cheek affectionately.
"I love you too, Kenai." Kia whispered, licking her mate's cheek.
Kenai placed his paw on Kia's back, and soon he, Kia and the cubs were all fast asleep, exhausted by the day's events. ~*~*~*~*~*~
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Post by Dakotaa on Nov 10, 2006 15:56:22 GMT -5
Awesome Kia! ;D
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Post by nitta908 on Nov 11, 2006 14:25:40 GMT -5
this story is buetiful please continue!!!
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Post by nitta908 on Nov 11, 2006 14:26:16 GMT -5
this story is buetiful please continue!!!
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Post by nitta908 on Nov 11, 2006 14:28:52 GMT -5
is there a sequel to this story? whats ganna happen next? oh please continue i jusst cant wait for more. kodi reminds me of baltos son!!
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Post by Heather on Nov 11, 2006 15:18:26 GMT -5
Okay! I'll continue now! Thank you! And actually this is a sequel to a story An Unpredictable Journey ^^
Chapter 3~A Lesson Learned- The Hard Way
"Daddy, where are we going?" Dania asked as she, Kenai, Kia, and the other cubs walked down a path. Koda and Aika were walking farther behind.
Kenai smiled down at his daughter. "Crowberry Ridge." Was his answer.
Now Cherokee hurried over between her parents. "Crowberry what?" she asked, a puzzled frown on her face.
"Ridge." Kia said, giggling.
She glanced up ahead then, and gasped. Her son, Kodi was climbing into a log, pursuing a porcupine.
"Kodi! Leave that poor porcupine alone and come back here before you get hurt!"
Kodi poked his head out of the log. "Don't worry, Mama. I'll be careful!" he said and ducked back into the log.
"Kodi..please, listen to me!" Kia called, but the cub did not emerge from the log. The female grizzly sighed and turned back to her mate. "Kenai...Wait here with the cubs a minute..I've got to go get our mischievous son away from a porcupine."
Kenai nodded, chuckling. The cubs were barely a couple months old, and already they were a handful. Or should Kenai say, a pawful? Especially Kodi!
Dania, Cherokee and Aquene rolled their eyes. It seemed their brother, Kodi was always getting himself into big trouble!
Kia started toward the log she'd seen Kodi go in, but jumped back, as a fur raising cry rang out. "Yeeeooooowch!"
All of a sudden, she saw Kodi bolt from the log. He was not watching where he was going. The cub rammed himself into a tree, and just sat on the ground, momentarily dazed.
Kia hurried over to him. "Kodi, are you okay?!" she asked her son worriedly.
The white grizzly glanced over at the log behind them, just in time to see the porcupine peeking out, and shaking its paw at Kodi angrily. Kia flashed it an apologetic, toothy smile. "Sorry!" she called out.
"Alright, what did you do this time, Kodi?" she asked, while wondering what Kodi had done.
The cub smiled sheepishly at his mother, not answering her. Kia heaved a long, low sigh.
Just last week, he had taunted a beehive until the angry bees had chased him away, stinging the cub as he ran. It had been a long time before the swelling on his face had gone down..
Then, just a couple of days ago, Kodi had convinced Dania to go exploring with him and they had stumbled up on a mother eagle's nest. Curious, the two cubs had climbed into the nest, and began to play with the newly hatched chicks. It had taken a long time for Kenai to convince the upset mother that Kodi and Dania meant no harm to her children.
"Well..I.." Kodi began, but was cut off as Kia gasped sharply. "Kodi, give me your left paw." she said. The cub did as he was told, grinning sheepishly again.
Kia took his left paw and, to her dismay, realized she had not been seeing things. Her son's left paw had sharp porcupine quills stuck in it. "My poor Kodi.." she said sadly.
She sighed, and began to work on getting the quills out of her son's paw. It was a difficult process, because she kept jabbing herself in the face with them occasionally. But this mother would not give up just because of that. Oh no. She would just keep trying harder.
As his mother worked, Kodi explained what had happened. "I-I didn't do anything bad...ow..I just wanted to play. But that porcupine kept on ignoring me, ow! So I..I sorta pounced on him..."
The cub looked sheepishly at his mother, who had gotten all but one quill out by now. "Only..I sorta got poked...OW!" he hollered as Kia yanked on the last quill.
A few minutes later, she held it up in her mouth, triumphantly. "Got it!" Kodi flexed his paw, wincing.
Kia spit the porcupine quill out where no one would walk on it, then smiled at her son, glad that he was okay. But wait. She was the parent. She was supposed to teach a lesson out of this.
"Kodi, you really must be more careful, and obey me more, Kodi." she said, trying to look stern.
Kodi's ears drooped as he saw the angry look on his mother's face. He hated it when she was mad at him. It made him feel so bad, and very ashamed. "Sorry, mama.." the cub mumbled, his eyes on the ground in shame.
Kia's expression softened, seeing that the cub clearly felt bad about his mistake, and she nuzzled her son.
"It's okay, Kodi...I'm not mad at you..I just want you to listen better? I tell you no because I love you, not to take your fun away. Okay?"
Kodi's ears flicked back up, happy that his Mommy was no longer angry.
"Okay, Mama. I promise I'll try to do better." The small brown bear cub nose kissed his mother, then got up on all fours. However, when the cub put pressure on his left paw, he cried out in pain, and was forced to limp on three legs.
Kia examined his paw, concerned. There was a cut from where the porcupine quills had been.
As the white grizzly stood there, trying to think of a way to help Kodi, Kenai walked over with Dania, Cherokee and Aquene. Koda and Aika were still taking their sweet time, far behind them. "Is everything alright, Kia?" he asked.
"Kodi got stuck by a porcupine." Kia informed him quietly. Hearing this, the other cubs hurried over by Kodi.
"Oh my goodness...Does it hurt real badly?" Aquene asked. "Well..It-" Kodi began, but was cut off by Dania. "Can you still walk?"
Actually, I c-" "Maybe you should put it in some water." Cherokee suggested, always level headed in these situations.
She had gotten used to her brother's mischievous behavior a long time ago, and often acted like his "nurse". Before Kodi could answer her, Cherokee grabbed a leaf and soaked it in a small pool of water nearby, then hurried back to her brother and pressed it light against the bottom of his paw. Kodi winced, trying not to cry out from the pressure.
Kia laughed, touched that Kodi's sisters cared so much for their brother. "Okay girls, back up and give your brother a little space now." she ordered gently.
Giggling, the three female cubs did as they were told. Kia looked at her son.
"Well dear, it doesn't look like you are going to be able to walk. Not for awhile anyways. That porcupine got you pretty good. So...How about a ride?"
Kodi nodded with a small whimper. Kia picked him up by the scruff of his neck and gently placed him on her back.
"There you go.." she said warmly, and Kodi smiled at her.
"Hey!" Cherokee suddenly said, "I want a ride too, Mommy!"
"Me too!" Dania and Aquene chorused. The three cubs hurried over to Kia and began to climb up her back.
"Me first! No me! Nu uh, me first!" They all shouted, shoving one another.
One of them accidentally hit Kodi's injured paw, making him cry out. "Ouch! hey, watch it, girls! You hit my paw!"
Kia threw Kenai a look that plainly said "Help!"
Kenai nodded and spoke to the cubs. "Hey, who wants a ride on my back?"
"I do, I do!" Aquene and Dania shouted, immediately forgetting about wanting to ride on Kia's back. They jumped up onto their father's back.
Kenai laughed. "Okay..One at a time..I've got room for everyone!"
Kia smiled and licked his cheek. "Thank you." she whispered gratefully.
Kenai nuzzled his beautiful mate. "You're welcome." he whispered back.
Kia glanced back at Kodi, and was surprised to find Cherokee sitting with him.
"Cherokee..Don't you want to sit with your sisters?" Kia asked, confused.
Cherokee shook her head, and said with a smile, "I want to ride with my brother, Kodi."
Kia smiled warmly as Cherokee licked her brother's injured paw, cleaning the blood off. "Alright then." she said softly.
Kenai gently nudged her with his nose then. "Are we all ready to go now?" He asked.
Kia smiled at him. "Yeah, we're ready." she replied.
"Giddy up, Daddy!" Aquene said suddenly.
Kenai nodded, both him and Kia laughing as they continued on. ~*~*~*~*~*~
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Post by Dakotaa on Nov 11, 2006 16:10:00 GMT -5
Kodi's such a mischevious little guy isn't he? XD Please continue!
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Post by Bucky the Bear Cub on Nov 11, 2006 17:51:04 GMT -5
In some ways, Kodi reminded me more of Scamp, Lady and Tramp's only son among three daughters.
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Post by Dakotaa on Nov 11, 2006 19:13:14 GMT -5
Yeah it reminds me of that too. XD
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Post by Heather on Nov 11, 2006 21:37:35 GMT -5
XDDD Yeah he reminds me of Scamp too...My friend made him up...I only made Cherokee XD
Chapter 4~ Arrival At Crowberry Ridge
"Here we are, kids. Crowberry Ridge!" Kenai announced a while later, as he and Kia (with the cubs still on their backs) came to a valley full of bushes, different berries on each.
"Yay! Berries!" The four cubs chorused. They jumped off Kenai and Kia's backs and raced off into a cluster of bushes, laughing all the way.
"Don't go too far, kids!" Kia called after them.
Kenai chuckled. "I guess Kodi's all better now." he said, watching the cub scamper off with his brothers.
"He sure is a fast healer!" Kia added with a giggle. The two bears laughed and continued walking.
"Hey guys, wait up!" came a distant voice.
Kenai and Kia immediately stopped laughing, and sniffed the air, surprised by the voice. They glanced backward as the voice called out again.
After a moment, Koda and Aika came into view. They trotted over to Kenai and Kia wearily, then collapsed on the ground, panting hard.
Koda cast an annoyed look up at Kia. "Why'd you all run off so fast?" he demanded, still breathing hard.
Kia blinked in surprise. "When was that?"
Koda slapped his forehead. "Earlier, when we were on our way here. We were all just walkin' and you suddenly ran off, then the others followed you."
Kia groaned. "Oh! I'm so sorry, Koda! You see Kodi got hurt by a porcupine, and I had to go and help him. I'm really sorry you and Aika got left behind..Can you forgive me?"
Koda's hard expression softened, and he looked sheepish. "That's why you ran off? I had no idea! I'm sorry I was mad.."
Kia smiled warmly at the cub. "It's okay Koda. Don't worry about it." That said, the white and brown grizzly scooped both Koda and Aika up into her arms and gave them a big bear hug.
"Hey, you're crushing us!" Aika joked with a giggle.
Laughing, Kia dropped the two bear cubs onto the ground. "Okay, okay. I'm sorry." she said.
Kenai nudged Kia then. "Kia...I'm getting hungry. Let's go eat!"
Kia nodded as her stomach rumbled. "Alright." She turned to Koda and Aika, who were now sprawled out on the ground, staring up at her.
"Do you two want to come eat with us? Or will you be okay on your own?" she asked.
"You two go. We'll be fine." Aika assured Kia.
"Okay then." Kia turned to her mate. "Let's go!"
"Finally!" Kenai said with a groan.
Kia licked Kenai on the cheek and ran into a berry bush, laughing. Kenai joined her, and soon the two bears were sitting side by side, happily stuffing their faces full of berries.
Meanwhile, Kodi, Dania, Aquene and Cherokee were all sitting inside a bush not too far away.
"These," Cherokee declared, plucking a blueberry into her mouth as she spoke, "are the most delicious berries ever!"
Kodi grinned and nodded. "Yeah! They're the best berries in the whole forest! No, the world! No wait, actually they're the best berries in the whole universe!"
The brown bear cub spread his paws out far apart, to show what he meant. His sisters laughed, nodding in reply.
Aquene crammed a pawful of blueberries into her mouth. "Mmm! Delicious!" she said, and frowned as her brother and sisters suddenly burst into hysterical laughter.
"What's so funny?" she asked, confusion in her eyes.
"Your muzzle!" Dania said in between giggles. "It's all covered in blueberries!"
Aquene blushed deep under her white fur. "Oh...Haha, funny.."
The white and brown bear cub rubbed her face clean with a furry paw, then turned away before the others could see her blushing.
Meanwhile, Kenai and Kia had just finished eating. Now their bellies were full of berries.
"I'm so full!" Kia groaned, rubbing her belly.
Kenai smirked at his mate. "Kia...you seem to have grown again...Are you sure you're not expectant? Or maybe you just ate a whole bush!" he teased, patting the white sow's full stomach.
Kia looked at Kenai, embarrassed and surprised. "Kenai!" she cried, and laughed softly once she'd recovered.
She gave him a good, hard shove in the shoulder then got up on all fours and took off running. She glanced back at him and stuck her tongue out, as if beckoning him to try to catch her.
"Hey! Nobody shoves me then sticks their tongue out at me and gets away with it!" Kenai said playfully.
He got up on all fours and took off after his mate. Kia screamed delightedly as he chased after her, laughing.
"You can run all you want Kia, but I will catch you!" Kenai called gleefully.
Kia shook her head, still giggling. "Nu uh! I won't let you!" she shot back teasingly.
"Just watch me!" Kenai took a flying leap and landed on top of Kia. This caused Kia to lose her balance, and the two grizzlies went tumbling down a hill. They stopped with a crash at the bottom.
Kenai glanced down and laughed. "See Kia? I told you I'd catch you!" he said, smirking down at his mate, triumphantly.
Kia glared teasingly at the male grizzly, who lay on top of her. "Well you won't get so lucky next time!" she said, sinking her teeth into one of Kenai's ears.
"Hey, quit it!" Kenai said, laughing.
"Then get off of me!" Kia said with a smirk.
Kenai got up off of Kia, and the white bear got up to her paws, shaking her head. "Woah..what a tumble..I'm dizzy!" she mumbled.
Kenai rubbed against her fur. "Me too..Dizzy for you that is." he said flirtily.
Kia chuckled and rolled her eyes. "Oh Kenai! You're such a flirt!"
The two bears laughed. Then Kenai glanced back up the hill.
"Well I guess we should go find the cubs now.." he said reluctantly.
Kia nodded, also reluctant. "Yeah, you're right, I guess." she said with a sigh as she and Kenai started up the hill.
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Post by Dakotaa on Nov 11, 2006 22:58:43 GMT -5
YAy! More TROSF! Love it Kia!
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Post by Heather on Nov 12, 2006 1:11:49 GMT -5
Yay! Thank you! I'm glad you love it Dakotaa, because I work really hard on it!! ;D
Chapter 5~ Shocking News
"Kenai! Kia! Where are you two?!" a wolf cried as he ran frantically through the forest. His fur was light grey, and his underbelly was white. He also had silver eye patches, a silver streak going down his back, and a white tip on his tail. "Kenai! Kia!"
Kenai and Kia were nearby, still making their way up the hill when suddenly, Kenai place a paw in front Kia, stopping her.
"Kenai, what are you-" Kia began, but stopped as the male brown bear placed a paw to his mouth.
"Shhh! Listen! Do you here that?"
The two bears remained silent, listening as the call rang out again, sounding closer every time. "Kenai! Kia! Where are you bears?!"
Kia's eyes grew lightly larger. "Warner?" she called out, raising her head towards the sky.
"Is that you, Kia? It's me, Warner! Where are you?" the voice answered. "Is Kenai there with you?"
"Yeah I'm with her!" Kenai called out. "Where are you Warner?"
"Right here!" Kenai and Kia glanced at each other in confusion.
"Okay..um Warner..where exactly is here?" Kenai called out.
"Right.."- a nose poked out from a bush, followed by the rest of Warner- "..here!"
"Warner! There you are!" Kia exclaimed delightedly, a grin across her muzzle. Her smile faded though, as warner approached, his usual cheerful expression replaced by a serious and very grim one. "...What's the matter?"
Warner continued to look serious as he spoke. "Just yesterday, I was walking around the forest when suddenly I heard someone coming. So I hid in the bushes and waited. As I watched, Silver Fang himself appeared, and he was talking about you two!"
Kenai just smirked. "It's okay Warner. Silver Fang doesn't know we're bears, he thinks we're humans!"
Warner shook his head vigorously. "Somehow he did find out! And he's plotting his revenge on you two!" The wolf paused, waiting for Kenai and Kia's reactions.
"He-He knows we're bears? Oh no!" Kia cried. "Kenai what'll we do?! What if he finds us?" To make herself feel safer, Kia scrunched up next to Kenai and nuzzled against his side.
Kenai was just as panicked as Kia was, but he tried not to show it as he spoke to Warner. "S-Silver Fang knows we're bears?" he gulped.
Warner nodded his head sadly. "I'm afraid so.." He sighed. Then suddenly he realized something that made a smile spread across his face. "Hey..Silver fang may know you're bears, but he can't possibly know what you look like!"
Kenai glanced up from where he sat on the ground with a trembling Kia, in a comforting hug. "Come again?" he said.
Warner's smile grew now. "That's right! All Silver fang knows is you two are bears. He can't possibly know which bears you are!"
Kia stopped trembling and turned to face the wolf. "I..If he doesn't know what we look like..." she began.
"Then we're safe!" Kenai continued for her, "As far as Silver Fang knows we're just two normal bears raising our four cubs!"
Kia grinned. "Yeah!" Then a moment later she stopped and her smile faded away as a horrible thought struck her. "The cubs!"
She looked worriedly at Kenai and Warner. "What if at sometime, the cubs -or just one of them- run into Silver Fang? They don't know who he is, so they wouldn't know not to tell him who their parents are! Then Silver Fang would know he just had to follow our cubs home to get to us!"
Kenai's eyes widened. He hadn't thought of that! The male brown bear turned to the white female grizzly. "I guess..we could tell the cubs about Silver Fang, to avoid that problem." he said, after a moment's hesitation.
Kia shook her head. "No we can't, because then we'd have to tell them about us being humans too.."
Kenai nodded his head, looking uncomfortable.
"How would we explain that to them when they're still so young? They're afraid of humans." Kia added.
Kenai glanced at Warner for help, but the wolf just shrugged helplessly and said, "I don't know anything about raising kids."
Kenai turned back to Kia. "Okay, then what do you want us to do?" he asked quietly, realizing how loud their discussion had gotten.
If Silver Fang had been nearby he would surely have overheard them! Kia frowned as she thought this over.
"I think we should take the kids home before we do anything. I don't want to risk anyone getting hurt--especially not them."
Kenai nodded in agreement. "You are right. The cubs have to come first."
Warner glanced at the two grizzly bears. "So what are you going to do after you take your kids home?" he asked.
"We're going to search the forest for Silver Fang." Kia answered for Kenai. "We have to be sure the forest is safe for our cubs."
Warner looked at Kenai. The brown grizzly just shrugged his shoulders, as if to say "She's the boss", then turned back to his mate.
"Okay Kia. That sounds like a good idea. We'll do that."
"I'll come too, just in case you guys do meet up with Silver Fang." Warner said quickly.
Kenai and Kia exchanged a glance then nodded. "Okay. Let's go and get the cubs then."
Kenai and Kia started back up the hill they'd tumbled down before. Halfway up, Kenai glanced back at Warner.
The grey and silver wolf was just standing at the bottom of the hill, watching them.
"Aren't you coming, Warner?" Kenai called out.
Warner shook his head and backed up a few steps. "Somehow I don't really think a wolf would be welcome at the Salmon Run...Not with so many bears there.." He smirked. "I'll just wait for you back here."
Kenai opened his mouth to argue, but thought better of it. Warner was right. The other bears might not be too happy to see a wolf. Even a friendly one.
"Okay then, Warner. Kia and I will come back soon." he called to the wolf then resumed walking up the hill.
Once Kia and Kenai had reached the top, they looked around for their cubs. It didn't take them long to spot their four cubs, as well as Koda and Aika, sitting over by a salmon berry bush. They were all stuffing their faces full.
It was Kenai who was the first to speak up. "Okay kids. Time to go home."
"Aww! Do we have to?!" All six cubs chorused.
Kenai nodded. "Yes we do."
Koda ran over to Kia and looked up at her. "But why? We're not ready!" he said.
"I'm sorry, kids. There's no time to explain." Kia said. Then she lowered her head down to Koda. "But Kenai and I will tell you and Aika what's up later." she whispered.
Koda nodded, but he still looked sad to go. Then Kodi, Dania, Cherokee, Aquene, Koda and Aika climbed reluctantly onto Kenai and Kia's backs.
Kenai and Kia nodded to each other, then started for home, the six cubs on their backs still protesting the whole way..
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